The Code Collaborative offers both in-person and online training opportunities to support Idaho’s code officials, design professionals, energy professionals, and construction industry. Idaho energy code training is delivered by the Idaho Energy Code Collaborative in partnership with the Idaho Association of Building Officials.
Winter 2025 Schedule
The Integrated Design Lab is assisting with the Idaho Energy Code Collaborative by hosting four lectures on commercial building energy codes based on IECC 2018 & 2024. Please find the date and topic of each lecture below. You can sign up to attend in-person at the Idaho Water Center or online via Zoom.
December 8th at 9:30 AM - IECC 2018 to 2024 Commercial Envelope Requirements by Dr. Woods
This lecture will walk through prescriptive and performance-based means of meeting the IECC 2018 commercial envelope requirements. This will include an overview of the upcoming changes in the 2021 and 2024 code cycles for commercial buildings. The session will cover the different layers and performance criteria to adhere to the current and future energy codes. The training will include why the requirements are there and the energy impacts of a leaky or poorly sealed envelope. The discussion is relevant to architects specifying commercial envelope layers and mechanical engineers who use envelope tightness estimates for sizing heating and cooling loads.
December 8th at 10:30 AM - IECC 2018 to 2024 Commercial Ventilation Controls by Dr. Woods
This lecture will cover the legal requirements for ventilation according to IECC 2018 and 2024 as well as the health and energy impacts of going both above and below these minimums. The discussion will include when and where economizers are required and navigating the control setpoints when they are required. The talk will also include an analysis of demand control ventilation, parking garage ventilation, and energy recovery ventilation, each of which may be required depending on the project. This talk is intended for both mechanical engineers and architects who wish to understand the space, equipment, and controls required for bringing outside air into a building.
December 8th at 11:30 AM - IECC 2018 to 2024 Commercial Lighting Allowances & Power Requirements - By Dylan Agnes
Section C405 which covers commercial lighting requirements is not written for Architects or Engineers to use during the design process. Rather than jumping around interpreting requirements as they become applicable this lecture reorganize section C405 to be checkpoints in the design process. We will cover how to comply with the lighting requirements for interior and exterior in a step-by-step workflow process.
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December 8th at 12:30 PM - IECC 2018 to 2024 Commercial Lighting Control Strategy Requirements by Dylan Agnes
In part II we will review the additional lighting requirements for our fixtures which includes but is not limited to vacancy, occupancy, photocontrols, scheduling. In addition, we will discuss requirements for space types, hardware, software settings, and locations.
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December 8th at 1:30 PM - IECC 2018 to 2024 Commercial Efficiency Options & Performance to Meet Code by Dr. Woods
For the 2018 IECC, there are 8 additional efficiency options and designers must comply with at least one. This talk will review each of the options and ways to achieve each of them. This lecture will also cover section 407 on using total building performance to meet the energy code. The path of compliance through total building performance is often done to accommodate high window to wall ratios, but can be a cost-saving path for many design alternatives as long as certain requirements are met. The discussion will cover what code options can be traded, and which must still retain the prescriptive compliance minimums. The session will include which tools are available for performance modeling and how to measure economic returns on investment from using additional efficiency options or performance trade-offs. This talk is intended for both architects and engineers.
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